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This release adds support for Android 14. No new games or features were added to the SolitaireCG app.

Changes include:

• Add support for Android 14
• Consequence 1: Lost three dot "..." options menu on Android < 10
• Consequence 2: Revert to Options screen as preference handling deprecated
• Consequence 3: Bump minimum SDK to API 21 (Android 5.0)

The following tickets were addressed with this release:

• Ticket #33 Bump targetSdkVersion
  
• Ticket #35 Installation impossible with Android 14
  Thanks to Doug and Robert for confirming the beta release worked.

A big thanks to Rudy Sudrich for beta testing support and for discovering reproducible steps for an issue that would adversely impact the playing experience.

This release adds support for screen shots and metadata for the F-Droid app store. No new features were added to the SolitaireCG app.

Changes include:

• Upgrade to gradle 5.4.1 build process
• Add Fastlane file structure for F-Droid app store
• Update README to place most relevant information at top

This release reduces the background dimming when displaying the "You Win" message which improves the visibility of the game timer and automatic card replay.

Changes include:

• Reduce background dimming when displaying You Win message
• Fix You Win message does not always display on some devices
• Initialise text color to white

Thanks goes to Rudy Sudrich for these enhancements.

On September 16, 2020 Google suspended SolitaireCG citing non-compliance with their "Repetitive Content Policy."

This means that SolitaireCG is no longer available from the Play store.

To install SolitaireCG see Download page.

This release makes the upper right hand suit in large card art more visible.

Changes include:

• Fix help file hyperlinks and add back-to-top links
• Improve visibility of suits for landscape orientation large card art
• Migrate source code from ant to gradle build process

A big thanks goes to Rudy Sudrich for making this release a reality. Of particular note is his work to improve the visibility of the large card art option.

This release adds a French translation and updates the Finnish translation.

Changes include:

• Add French translation
• Update Finnish translation

Thanks to Xin for providing a French (fr) translation.
Thanks to Jack Phoenix for providing an updated Finnish (fi) translation.

The SolitaireCG web site has been migrated to HTTPS.

The migration was made possible by SourceForge providing HTTPS support for project web sites.

The new web site link is: https://solitairecg.sourceforge.io

The old web site link http://solitairecg.sourceforge.net should automatically redirect to the new web site link.

This release adds a lock landscape orientation option that will force the game to remain in landscape mode.

Changes include:

• Add lock landscape orientation option
• Update Esperanto, Finnish, German, and Polish translations

The following ticket was addressed with this release:

• Ticket #19 Orientation woes
  Thanks to JonnyTech for this enhancement request.

Thanks to Verdulo for providing updated Esperanto (eo) and Polish (pl) translations.
Thanks to Olli B. for providing an updated German (de) translation.